Month: January 2017

President Barack Obama was seen taking a final stroll from the Oval Office through the Rose Garden as a sitting president. He’s soon to welcome his successor, Donald Trump, to the White House. Obama was seen leaving papers on his desk in the Oval Office. He’s told reporters he’s feeling nostalgic on his final day

Several school districts across the country are saying it is the teacher’s call on whether or not to show their students Donald Trump’s inauguration speech. This caused controversy in Franklin, Tenn. where some parents were upset their children would miss out on the inauguration. Natalie Pierce, a parent of a student in the Williamson County

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, one of the world’s most notorious drug kingpins, is finally headed for a court date the United States sought for two decades while he made brazen prison escapes and spent years on the run in Mexico. Here is a look at the top Mexican drug cartel bosses captured, killed or extradited

A 67-year-old man has died after being hit by a truck Thursday evening, said El Paso Police. This happened around 6 p.m. on the 6900 block of Alameda in the lower valley. Police officers at the scene Thursday said the driver of a truck hit the man as he made his way across the street

The StormTRACK Weather team issued an ABC-7 First Alert for an upper level disturbance that will bring very windy and cooler weather to the Borderland. The system will bring scattered rain showers and high mountain snow showers Friday night. Isolated areas of flooding will be possible with around 6 to 12 inches of snow over

New Mexico has announced a lawsuit against Japanese manufacturer Takata and a long list of auto makers in connection with the sale of cars with dangerous air bag inflators. Attorney General Hector Balderas’ office argues that the manufacturers had a duty to ensure their products were safe and that concealment of air bag defects amounted

The weather is a huge piece when planning for the inauguration. Ronald Regan expierenced the coldest inauguration during his 2nd ceremony. 7º in 1985. He also endured the warmest inauguration at 55º in 1981. Top 5 warmest Inaugurations 1981 – Jan. 20th – Reagan – 55º 1913 – Mar. 4th – Wilson – 55º 1885

It is the final day of the work week! Make sure you are not caught in traffic for your Friday drive. OVERNIGHT CLOSURES: 9 pm – 6 am (16-19) I-10 west will be reduced to one lane between Sunland Park overpass and North Mesa overpass. I-10 East will be completely closed at Mesa exit ramp.

More than 200,000 voters went to the polls on Election Day, and only a fraction of them experienced problems. “On Nov. 8, I went to vote but I was listed as ‘voted early’ and that was not the case.” Nancy Green said. “I did not vote early.” Green was forced to fill out a provisional

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, Mexico’s most notorious cartel kingpin who twice made brazen prison escapes and spent years on the run as the country’s most wanted man, was extradited to the U.S. Thursday to face drug trafficking and other charges. A senior U.S. official said the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration took custody of Guzman in

Vantage College will no longer hold classes and closed its doors as of January 19, 2017, a statement released by the college states. The college has two campuses in El Paso, including one at 1605 George Dieter on the East Side and another at 3 Butterfield Trail in Central. The message on the college’s website

Being a citizen of the United States comes with responsibilities. Leave your mark. Make a difference. I was the guest speaker at a Federal Naturalization Ceremony Wednesday morning. 807 people from 36 different countries, plus their family members, filled the Abraham Chavez Theatre. The three tiered building erupted into cheers after they pledged the Oath

Less than 24 hours before the presidential inauguration, Las Cruces residents and students are preparing for the big day. Robert Palacios, chief operator for Bravo Mic Communications, tells ABC-7 he’s flying to Washington D.C. for the first time ever to witness first hand President-elect Donald Trump get sworn in. “I really think to get a

As Donald Trump is sworn in, many Democrats express extreme concern over his presidency. While some Republicans say media bias is at an all-time high. Some of his own supporters worry social media is undermining him. “For every pro trump meme that you get, there’s about 100 negative ones,” UTEP College Republican Isaac Yepez said.

Update: Thursday El Paso Electric said the outage happened while crews were doing routine maintenance. But Spokesman Eddie Gutierrez says none of their workers are at fault. Gutierrez tells ABC-7 the substation, where the problem originated, has two transformers. One of them was turned off while crews were maintaining it. He says there was a

The debate over where to build the new Downtown arena continues, more than 10 years after a plan studied several potential Downtown sites and came up with the same recommended location as the latest study that cost $600,000 did. The El Paso Downtown 2015 Plan was put together back in 2006. It studied three sites

Renowned author and motivational speaker Luis Carlos Montalvan committed suicide, according to an autopsy reported filed by the El Paso County Medical Examiner’s Office. Police found Montalvan’s body inside a hotel room at the Hotel Indigo in early December. The hotel is located on the 300 block of N. Kansas. Police said there were no

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, Mexico’s most notorious cartel kingpin who twice made brazen prison escapes and spent years on the run as the country’s most wanted man, was extradited to the U.S. Thursday to face drug trafficking and other charges. Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department announced Guzman was handed over to U.S. authorities for transportation to

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, Mexico’s most notorious cartel kingpin who twice made brazen prison escapes and spent years on the run as the country’s most wanted man, was extradited to the U.S. on Thursday to face drug trafficking and other charges. Key dates in the various pursuits, captures, escapes and the extradition of Sinaloa cartel

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, Mexico’s most notorious cartel kingpin who twice made brazen prison escapes and spent years on the run as the country’s most wanted man, was extradited to the U.S. on Thursday to face drug trafficking and other charges. A look at key events in Mexico’s war on drugs following the extradition of

Mexican actress Kate del Castillo said Monday that her involvement in actor Sean Penn’s interview with drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has cost her acting jobs and a “macho” Mexican government is persecuting her only because she’s a woman. Del Castillo had to shoot her upcoming Netflix series “Ingobernable” – or “Ungovernable” – in

A federal judge on Thursday blocked Texas from ousting Planned Parenthood from the state’s Medicaid program over secretly recorded videos taken by anti-abortion activists in 2015. The decision by U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks adds Texas to the list of Republican-controlled states that have been thwarted in efforts to cut off Medicaid dollars to the

The City of El Paso’s Ethics Review Commission met Wednesday night to discuss three different ethics complaints filed against Mayor Oscar Leeser and four City Council representatives. The board took no action because the city attorney’s office is asking for more time to investigate the complaints. The board will take us the issue again at

President-elect Donald Trump’s decision not to appoint any Latinos to his Cabinet is drawing fierce criticism from Hispanics, who call it a major setback for the nation’s largest minority group. Last week, Trump announced former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue as his choice to lead the Agriculture Department, ending hopes that the last open spot would

Members of the El Paso Republican Party have landed in Washington D.C. and are excited to witness the inauguration of Donald Trump Friday. Adolpho Telles the El Paso County Republican Party Chairman and Robert Pena, also a member of the El Paso County Republican Party, both flew to Washington, D.C. Wednesday. “As I come in,

Dallas-based attorney Brian Loncar died as a result of the “toxic effects of cocaine,” the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office said. The medical examiner told ABC-7 the “matter of death is accidental” and the “secondary causes of death were hypertension and heart disease.” Loncar, who billed himself as the “the strong arm,” had a law

The number of abortions performed throughout Texas dropped after a 2013 law forced the closure of clinics in all but the largest cities, and the decline was steeper the farther a woman lived from one of the remaining clinics, a study found. The U.S. Supreme Court last year struck down Texas’ tougher abortion regulations –

On Thursday morning, more Borderland students headed to Washington D.C.for the Presidential Inauguration. Eleven students from Mission Early College High School and their chaperone arrived to El Paso International Airport in the early morning hours to board their 6 a.m. Flight. ABC-7 was there as students checked in at the Southwest Airlines counter, all of

We have a new closure this morning that TxDot announced yesterday. It will be the closure on I-10 and downtown at Mesa. We have many other closures that could get in your way, be on the lookout. OVERNIGHT CLOSURES: 9 pm – 6 am (15-17) I-10 west at Sunland Park exit ramp will be completely

Wednesday Sun Metro hosted a community meeting in northeast El Paso. The meeting was held to share details on the Dyer Street Brio project. The bus system will connect the community from downtown to the future Northgate transfer center. Sun Metro officials say the Brio system on El Paso’s west side has been a success.